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Marriage to partners from overseas


The aim of this consultation paper was to seek a range of views to inform some changes to the arrangements governing the issue of marriage visas and to applications for settlement based on such a visa.

The consultation ended on 27 February 2008.

The Government's response to this consultation and a revised analysis of consultation responses was published on 23 July. These can be found in the document 'Marriage visas: the way forward' below.

An impact assessment and an equality impact assessment on raising the marriage visa age were published on 25 November. These can be found below.

Last Updated: 25 November 2008